Let me begin by saying that the "morning Moose" is not my favorite tournament. With it's blazing fast blinds and loose players it can be a nightmare. But hey, it's only $25 and if you bust out early you get a seat in the usually bad cash game. Kind of a "lose/lose" situation. So, yesterday I was handed two of the worst beats I have enjoyed for a while. With blinds escalating and me with about double starting stack size I push all in from early position with....Q/Q and am called by a shorter stack with....A/10. O.K., I get it, he figures I am pushing with just any ace or a small pair. He has outs. So the flop comes BINGO! Queen/ little/little, no flush draws, no connection. I comment to Kevin, "Drawing dead". Nope, not when runner J and K come for the broadway straight. Nice dealing Kev.
Two hands later I am in the small blind for about 1/2 my chips with Q/8. I call to see the flop heads up with the big blind, who is pretty short stacked, but has me covered. The flop is 8 high with 2 diamonds and I immediately shove. Joe comments, "This is a really bad call". Yes, he has Q/4 with the 4 of diamonds. The turn is of course a diamond, and drum roll please, a diamond on the river. His dominated hand has found a way to win. Sick.
But every cloud must have a silver lining, so as our tables now merge for the final table with me bubbling, I get a seat in the live game. Turns out very well as I plan to play for two hours and manage to hit an 8 high straight flush for a $248 Monte Carlo jackpot. I leave up over $300. The tournament chops 1st and 2nd place for less than that. A good ending.
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